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Federal Contract Market · Trailing 12-mo · ≥$100K Floor · All Agencies
Source: PrimeRFP SCOUT
$611.2B
Contract Award Activity
566,948
Award Actions
$1.08M
Avg. Action Value
DoD
Largest Buyer
Trailing 12-mo
Data Year
≥$100K
Award Floor
All figures sourced directly from PrimeRFP SCOUT (FPDS / USASpending, ≥$100K floor, Apr 2025–Mar 2026, obligations_only). “Contract Award Activity” reflects net obligations — task orders, delivery orders, and firm contracts; IDIQ vehicle ceilings excluded. Refresh monthly to capture trend shifts. Per-agency figures below use the same rolling 12-month window.
1,495
Protests
8.2%
Sustain Rate
550%
Q1 Decision Surge
$745B
FY25 Spend
GAO Protest Landscape & Macro Correlation
How DOGE terminations, shutdowns, and a 4% spending decline are reshaping bid protests. Interactive correlation charts, agency rankings, and protester profiles.
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$47.6B
Set-Aside Awards
93K+
Transactions
+33%
SDVOSB Growth
4
Set-Aside Types
Small Business Set-Aside Landscape
Where $5M–$25M set-aside contracts actually go. Agency breakdowns, NAICS concentration, and the recompete pipeline across 8(a), SDVOSB, WOSB, and HUBZone.
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Federal Spending Pulse
Year-over-year obligations by sector, vehicle, agency, and set-aside — sourced from PrimeRFP SCOUT.
Methodology note: All figures use PrimeRFP SCOUT (USASpending / FPDS), calendar year, obligations_only, ≥$100K floor, and will differ from official fiscal-year totals by 5–15% due to window and methodology differences. Set-Aside figures reflect explicitly set-aside designated contracts using USASpending’s type_set_aside metadata field — not total dollars awarded to certified firms (the SBA Procurement Scorecard definition, which is significantly larger). The set-aside view shows the addressable market for each certification as a set-aside mechanism.
Agency Intelligence
View all 10 agencies →Per-agency total award value, top awardees, open solicitations, and recompete pipeline — trailing 12 months (Apr 2025–Mar 2026), sourced directly from PrimeRFP SCOUT.
Federal Spending by Industry — Who’s Poised to Strike
Everyone knows the top names. SCOUT surfaces the challenger tier — companies ranked #3–5 in each sector with growing award share — plus the market signal that explains why. Card totals reflect the trailing 12 months (Apr 2025–Mar 2026); full industry pages include 3-year trend data. Data fully public. No account required.
Construction & Infrastructure
$50.4B
47,972 awards
Federal construction, facilities, base infrastructure, and border installations. DoD facilities and DHS border construction are the two dominant spending pockets — but VA maintenance, courthouse construction, and base ops are wide-open mid-market entry points.
Challenger tier — growing award share
47,972 awards in 12 months — DoD facilities and border infrastructure dominate; VA maintenance and base ops offer accessible mid-market entry.
Research & Development
$50.9B
39,682 awards
Applied R&D spanning defense systems, biomedical, space, and national security. National lab M&O operators top the rankings — but the real growth is in mid-tier applied research firms, university-affiliated centers, and commercial science spinoffs.
Challenger tier — growing award share
39,682 awards in 12 months — non-FFRDC applied R&D is growing as DoD and DOE diversify their lab and contractor networks.
Logistics & Supply Chain
$7.3B
8,309 awards
Military aviation support, depot-level maintenance, supply chain, and warehousing. DoD accounts for over 80% of spend — aviation maintenance and parts support services are the highest-frequency opportunity set.
Challenger tier — growing award share
8,309 awards in 12 months — aviation support and depot-level maintenance drive the highest-frequency award cadence.
IT & Software
$56.3B
60,434 awards
Software development, systems integration, data platforms, and cloud modernization. The highest award count of any sector — and the most distributed. Large primes win the ceiling; challengers win the task orders.
Challenger tier — growing award share
60,434 awards in 12 months — averaging 165 new IT contracts per day across the federal enterprise.
Healthcare & Medical
$16.6B
8,778 awards
Veteran healthcare delivery, pharmacy, clinical evaluations, and staffing. The VA dominates this sector — QTC, OptumServe, and Veterans Evaluation Services anchor the top tier. Clinical staffing and telehealth are the fastest-growing competitive sub-segments.
Challenger tier — growing award share
8,778 awards in 12 months — VA accounts for 93% of NAICS 621 obligations. Telehealth and clinical staffing are the highest-growth competitive entry points.
Cybersecurity
$56.3B
60,434 awards
Zero trust, network defense, vulnerability management, SIEM/SOC operations, and IAM across the federal enterprise. Cyber-specific obligations are tracked within the NAICS 5415 IT & Software market ($56.3B total). DoD Cyber Command, CISA, and agency zero-trust programs drive the fastest-growing award activity.
Challenger tier — growing award share
Cybersecurity obligations span NAICS 5415 ($56.3B IT total). CMMC Phase 2 rollout and zero-trust mandates are accelerating new-entry award activity.
Drill deeper in SCOUT: search by NAICS, filter by set-aside type, track specific awardees, and get alerts when new awards hit.
Explore in SCOUT — Free →NAICS Code Intelligence
Browse all NAICS →Drill into specific NAICS codes — total obligations, award counts, top agency buyers, top prime awardees, and recompete pipeline for the most active federal contract categories. 12-month snapshot · ≥$100K · Apr 2025–Mar 2026.
Contract Vehicle Intelligence
View all vehicles →The six most active GWACs and IDIQs by task order volume — ceiling, prime awardee count, top agency users, and what each vehicle means for your BD strategy.
Alliant 3
$75B
Ceiling
90
Prime Awardees
DoD, DHS, HHS
Top Buyers
GSA's flagship large-business IT IDIQ. Replaced Alliant 2. Task orders being issued now — early mover advantage for on-contract holders.
OASIS+
$50B per pool
Ceiling
1,000
Prime Awardees
DoD, DHS, DOJ
Top Buyers
Multi-pool professional services IDIQ replacing OASIS and HCaTS. Separate pools for SB, 8(a), and unrestricted. High task order velocity.
SEWP VI
$20B
Ceiling
210
Prime Awardees
HHS, VA, DoD
Top Buyers
NASA's governmentwide IT products and cloud solutions vehicle. Fastest order-to-award cycle of any major GWAC — often under 5 business days.
CIO-SP4
$50B
Ceiling
300
Prime Awardees
HHS, VA, DHS
Top Buyers
NIH's IT services GWAC with a heavy HHS and civilian agency user base. Small business set-aside pools. Strong foothold for health IT and clinical informatics firms.
STARS III
$22.5B
Ceiling
632
Prime Awardees
DoD, DHS, DOJ
Top Buyers
The primary IT vehicle for 8(a) small businesses. Growing rapidly as agencies use it to meet small business goals. Strongest task order growth of any SB IT vehicle.
GSA MAS
No ceiling
Ceiling
17,000
Prime Awardees
GSA, DoD, VA
Top Buyers
The entry point for most new federal contractors. Lowest barrier to entry of any vehicle — but highest competition. Best used as a foundation alongside a more targeted IDIQ strategy.
See who’s winning task orders on each vehicle: SCOUT shows live task order history by vehicle, agency, and NAICS.
Search task orders in SCOUT →Set-Aside Spending Breakdown
View all set-asides →How federal contract spending is distributed across socioeconomic set-aside categories — and which certifications have the most BD leverage right now.
Small Business
$183B
28.8% of total
The federal government awarded a record $183B to small businesses in FY2024 — 28.8% of total contracting, exceeding the 23% statutory goal for the fourth consecutive year.
FY2024 record high — 4th consecutive year of growth
Full intel →8(a) Business Development
$31B
5% of total
SBA's 8(a) program gives certified firms sole-source access up to $4.5M (services) or $7.5M (manufacturing). One of the most potent certifications in federal BD.
Strong demand, finite supply of certified firms
Full intel →Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned
$32.8B
5.2% of total
VA's mandatory SDVOSB-first policy anchors this category. Service-disabled veteran-owned firms received a record $32.8B in FY2024 — the highest amount ever awarded to this category.
FY2024 record — highest amount ever awarded to SDVOSB
Full intel →Women-Owned Small Business
$31.7B
5% of total
WOSB and EDWOSB certifications are gaining traction across civilian agencies. HHS, GSA, and DHS are the most active buyers. Women-owned businesses received $31.7B in FY2024.
FY2024: $31.7B — steady multi-year growth
Full intel →HUBZone
$12B
1.9% of total
Historically Underutilized Business Zones give qualifying firms a 10% price evaluation preference. Fewer competitors than 8(a) or SDVOSB — lower competition per award.
Stable; significant geographic advantage for qualifying firms
Full intel →Unrestricted (Full & Open)
$370B
59% of total
Full and open competition makes up the majority of federal spending but is dominated by large businesses and primes. For mid-market firms, teaming and subcontracting are the primary entry strategies.
Dominated by large primes; mid-market window is subcontracting
Find set-aside opportunities in SCOUT: filter live solicitations and award history by certification type, agency, and NAICS.
Search by set-aside in SCOUT →Recompete Radar
View recompete radar →Federal Contract Recompete Intelligence
SCOUT surfaces federal contracts entering their recompete window — with incumbent, estimated value, and expiry date — up to 5 years before SAM.gov solicitations appear. Incumbent contractors win 70–80% of recompetes. Early identification is the highest-ROI activity in federal BD.
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Market Insights
View all insights →Protest Intelligence
GAO Protest Landscape & Macro Correlation Analysis
1,495 protests tracked against DOGE terminations, government shutdowns, and federal spending cuts — interactive correlation charts, agency rankings, and top protester profiles.
Small Business
The Small Business Set-Aside Landscape: Where $5M–$25M Contracts Actually Go
$47.6B in set-aside awards across 8(a), SDVOSB, WOSB, and HUBZone — agency breakdowns, NAICS concentration, and the recompete pipeline for small business GovCon CEOs.
Quarterly Recompete
The 90-Day Window: Federal Contracts Expiring Q2 2026
200 federal contracts worth $1.2B+ expiring this quarter across cybersecurity, IT/cloud, logistics, and healthcare — with incumbents, values, and expiry dates.
Competitive Analysis
Beyond the Inbox: What a Translation & Interpretation RFP Digest Actually Tells Your BD Team
We analyzed a real RFP aggregator email — 65 listings — against Scout's federal intelligence layer. 29% weren't actionable. Here's the data.
Cybersecurity
5 Trends Reshaping How Government Buys Cybersecurity in 2026
Evidence-backed analysis from Scout's live federal and SLED feed: CMMC gates, CISA expansion, ZTA mandates, and Q1 2026 solicitation windows.
Platform Analysis
GovCon Search Platform Index — Q1 2026
Quarterly market intelligence: platform moves, a measured Precision@5 benchmark across real GovCon queries, capability matrix, and evaluation guidance.
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Data: Showing contracts ≥ $100K from federal procurement records (FPDS-NG, SAM.gov, and related repositories), normalized by PrimeRFP SCOUT. Each row keyed by Award ID (PIID); task orders appear as independent rows. Register free to access the full SCOUT intelligence platform →